Car Accelerates On Its Own problems of the 2005 Ford Taurus - part 1

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Taurus. While the vehicle was stationary, it accelerated rapidly without warning while the brake pedal was depressed. The contact shifted into neutral and the rpms increased to 4,000. The contact turned off the vehicle to correct the failure. The manufacturer and dealer were not contacted. The failure mileage was 36,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle had experienced unintended acceleration causing the contact to be unable to decrease in speed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The VIN was not available. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 114,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Taurus. While driving 25 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. In addition, the brake pedal failed to respond when depressed. The failure recurred three times. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 189,401.

Twice in the past week my car has accelerated without me stepping on the gas. Both times the engine has revved to 4-5000 rpms and I had to press the brakes extremely hard to get the car to stop. This unintended acceleration has been frightening to say the least. Both events have happened as I slowed to turn. Once to get on a freeway and once to enter a parking lot. The second time it happened, I turned it off for 90 minutes. When I restarted the car the engine revved without my foot on the gas pedal. I see that there was a previous recall for the same issue with the same make/model/year but my car is not included in that recall. Why? thank you for your time.

Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle the engine would suddenly rev very high and the rpm's would increase without the driver pressing the accelerator pedal. The contact also indicated that while driving at various speeds the vehicle had experienced unintended acceleration. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the ignition coil, idler air control valve and oxygen censor was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure continued to occur. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 147,000 jft.

My daughter was driving down the road going 35 mph, when there was sudden acceleration and the pedal got stuck. The engine was at about 4,000 rpm. There was no traffic, so she was able to pull over and shut the car off, however, it was extremely difficult for her to brake. This is the second time this has happened, and we recently had the transmission and the accelerator wiring replaced.

Car accelerates suddenly and rpm stay at 1500rpms when in drive and go up to 3000 to 4000 rpm when in neutral or park. Vehicle has to be pulled over and engine turned off to be able to drive it again. This incident has happened twice in the past 4 days.

Car has issues of sudden acceleration, seems like a stick in gas pedal, noticed when speed reaches between 40 and 45 mph and then when speed is reached at 65 mph. No explanation for sudden exceleration. Does not happen every time car is driven. Had taken to dealership and they could not get exceleration issue to happen with them. Had checked out 2 times, both times, nothing found. Scary when you think you will not be able to stop car when acceleration happens. Issue started all of a sudden, first time the first of September, never had any other issues with my Taurus, acceleration happened two times in the past week, stood up on brake and was able to stop, but car seemed that it wanted to creep down the road, tried tapping gas pedal to see if it would unstick, didn't work. Had to throw in park and cut off ignition. I love my Taurus, but I'm really scared to drive it now. I checked to see if recalls were listed for it, but there wasn't. Service manager at dealership states they were no recalls listed. Seems you can't find cars without some type of issue now. Recalls, recalls, recalls, or matters that are in being investigated, manufacturers don't investigate issues reported by public until there has been a serious injury or death due to safety issue with vehicles.

My 2005 Ford Taurus experienced sudden acceleration last night when I was turning into a parking lot. The engine revved up to about 4,000 rpm and I had to apply the brakes to try and keep the car from speeding up. I was able to park the car and turn it off. When I started it again, in park, the engine immediately sped up to about 4,000 rpm again, with no pressure on the gas pedal. When I tapped the gas pedal, the engine slowed back down to normal. I have not tried to drive it again since then.

The problem is sudden acceleration for no apparent reason. The first time was starting from a stop sign and the speed continued to increase have releasing the accelerator. It continued until the car was put into neutral tapping the accelerator which caused the rpm to return to idle speed. The sudden acceleration has occurred several times in the past two week with increasing intervals. The start of the sudden acceleration has began anywhere from 5 mph to 60 mph. Shifting to neutral and tapping the accelerator has always returned the engine to idle speed.

Tl - the contact owns a 2005 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving 10 mph, there was an increase in engine rpms and the vehicle would suddenly accelerated without any warnings. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 83,400 and the current mileage was 83,463. Pm.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while she drove at 55 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The contact had to depress the brake pedal with force and shut the engine down to bring the vehicle to a stop. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure and current mileage was 64,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving 30 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. The contact was able to stop the vehicle by applying the brakes. The contact called the manufacturer and filed a complaint. The contact did not take the vehicle to the dealer or local mechanic for diagnostic testing or repairs. The failure mileage was 110,000.

Several times since April 1st, my 2005 Taurus has suddenly accelerated on its own. In order to stop the vehicle I had to to constantly apply and then ride the brakes. I also had to put the car into neutral.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while traveling approximately 20 mph, he attempted to decelerate but the vehicle erroneously accelerated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection or repairs. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 92,500.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 mph, the vehicle erroneously accelerated. The vehicle failed to decelerate and drove down a hill and into a field before stopping. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 72,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph, the rpm suddenly increased and the vehicle erroneously accelerated. The contact depressed the brake pedal repeatedly but the brakes failed to respond. The contact depressed the brake pedal with both feet and was able to stop the vehicle. The failure occurred intermittently three different times. The contact stated the engine revved up while the vehicle was parked as well. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 82,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving at 30 mph, the rpm increased to 4,500 and the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The vehicle was placed into neutral and then functioned normally. The failure was experienced numerous times. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 63,000 and the current mileage was 65,000. The VIN was not available.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle erroneously accelerated to 80 mph. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 70,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while traveling 55 mph, the vehicle erroneously accelerated. The contact was able to slow the vehicle by firmly pressing the accelerator. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where the failure could not be replicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the issue. The failure mileage was 113,000 and the current mileage was 114,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph the vehicle suddenly accelerated independently to 70 mph. The contact depressed the brake pedal and was able to stop the vehicle. The vehicle continued to rev after restarting the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The mechanic stated the idle engine motor needed to be replaced. After the repair the failure continued. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 97,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Taurus. The contact was driving 45 mph when the vehicle suddenly accelerated to 80 mph. The contact applied the brakes and the vehicle slowed down. The contact pulled over to shut the vehicle off and once the vehicle was restarted, the rpm's continued to race excessively. The contact did not take the vehicle to a dealer or local mechanic. For inspection or repairs the failure mileage was 123,000.

Unexpected acceleration several times over the last year. Each time the weather was very hot. Once was at an area where parking spaces are and was near stopped or going very slowly headed into parking spot then sudden acceleration. . Almost ran over the curb. . . Sudden acceleration. Another time on the freeway.

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warnings. The vehicle continued to accelerate with the brake depressed and the rpm increased to 3,000 when the vehicle was placed in park. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000 and the approximate current mileage was 141,000. Pmb.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that upon removing his foot from the brake pedal, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The contact immediately shifted into neutral and applied the brakes. The contact had to tap the accelerator pedal in order to reduce the engine rpms. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 91,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that the vehicle unexpectedly accelerated while stopped or while driving at speeds up to 45 mph. The failure continued even when the brakes were engaged. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer, but the manufacturer was notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 78,000 and the current mileage was 78,600.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The contact had to shift to park and engage the brakes with both feet in order to stop the vehicle. Also, the contact mentioned that on a different occasion, the check transmission warning lamp illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 60,000 and the current mileage was 78,000.

While pulling into a parking space, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and jumped over a raised curb, smashing into the wall of the u. S. Post office in depere, WI. The airbags deployed and there was $2100 in damage to the vehicle. The damage has since been repaired. On March 13th 2012, I was notified by a friend that there was a probe into the Ford Taurus having this issue. I have notified Ford motor company and the vehicle is currently at broadway Ford in green bay, WI awaiting an answer as to what caused the sudden acceleration.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that the vehicle would suddenly accelerate without warning, while driving at any speed. The failure was experienced numerous times. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer to have a diagnostic performed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000 and the current mileage was 80,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving 30 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated independently without warning. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 100,000 and the current mileage was 106,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while accelerating up hill at approximately 25 to 35 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated to 50 mph without warning and the rpms increased to 8,000. The contact had to place the gear in neutral in order to allow the vehicle to function as normal. The failure occurred intermittently. The contact inspected the vehicle himself and replaced the idle control module. The failure was not corrected. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 118,000 and the current mileage is 119,490 dated 04/06/lj the consumer stated the control valve was replaced. However, that did not resolve the problem. The vehicle conintued to accelerate on its own. Updated 05/07/12.

My 2005 Ford Taurus all of the sudden started accelerating on its own. The first time this happened was October 1, 2012. I was going 45 mph when all of the sudden it started revving up even as I applied the brakes. I had to jump up onto a median at 65ish mph to avoid other cars. The brakes began to smoke and grind as I tried to stop. I had to apply the emergency brake to stop. Even stopped the motor continued to rev at 8000 rpm. I had to turn the car off. Since then the sudden acceleration has occurred five more times. I had to take it in for brake repairs and the mechanic said he didn't know what was causing the acceleration and suggested I remove my floor mats as they may have gotten jammed under the pedal. While I know this to be false I nonetheless removed the floor mats and the condition remains. Another terrifying incident happened while I was visiting my daughter. She lives off a windy dirt road high on a leaf covered ridge. I usually don?t go any faster than 15 mph on her road. The car experienced another sudden acceleration as I was turning a bend. The car began to slide on the leaves and I bounced off a tree stump and almost hit my daughter?s fiancé. Again I applied the emergency brake to stop and had to turn the car off. The last occurrence happened in my driveway before I took the car out of park. I had to mash down on the accelerator to bring it back to idle. At this point I am too afraid to drive my car. I have incurred replacement brake bills and various car damages as a result of these incidents. Thankfully no one has been hurt.

2005 Ford Taurus. Letter sent from attorney on behalf of client in regards to sudden acceleration the driver sustained injuries in an accident on August 1, 2011. As the driver exited the car wash, the vehicle suddenly accelerated at a high rate of speed. The driver went over a curb and into a parking lot of a building. The driver and passenger had to be extricated from the vehicle.

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated while attempting a left turn at an intersection. The vehicle increased speed to 65 mph as the contact had the brakes depressed. In addition, the engine rpms abnormally increased to 4,000. The contact was able to stop the vehicle by applying the brake pedal with force, shifting into park and turning the engine off. The failure was experienced several times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer numerous times for the failure. The idle arm was replaced however, the failure was not corrected. The vehicle continued to accelerate sporadically and without warning. The failure mileage was 93,709 and the current mileage was 96,000. Kmj.

When either driving or staying still, my 2005 Ford Taurus would suddenly accelerate to where pressing on the break would not control the car. I would either try to lift the acceleration peddle up with my hand, which broke the pedal in one case, or put the car into neutral, which would rev the rpm's to 4000+. I had two near crashes and when I was driving it to the Ford dealership in July 2011, was stuck on a highway and had to get a tow because the pedal broke while trying to stop the car from accelerating. I called Ford immediately after my incident and was promptly told that the car was fine, that they had no reports of this issue and that driving my car was safe. I didn't even think to contact the NHTSA until I heard the report on cnn. I have also done some research and found hundreds of others who have had the same issue and people that have had loved ones die because of this. I have had to drive another car for fear that if I drive my Ford, I'll die. I cannot sell the car because I don't want someone else to possibly die. Please help.